Why was it called chamber pot in ancient times?

Also known as urinal, urinal, horse, toilet, etc. Before the Tang Dynasty, it was called nothing. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's great-grandfather was changed into a horse or a toilet because Li Shimin's great-grandfather was called Li Hu.

Chamber pot is not suitable for everyone, mainly men. In the past, there were only two things in the north that could sleep in a man's bed, one was a woman and the other was chamber pot.

Therefore, men have a soft spot for chamber pot and demand high quality from chamber pot. Chamber pot of men with wealth and status is often gold and silver, but there are few copper and iron. Ordinary chamber pot is made of porcelain and pottery. Things made of pottery are not very elegant and strong. If the glaze is uneven, it may leak.

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Chamber pot is from.

Chamber pot, a product of the times, is almost extinct now. In ancient times, because of the cold weather, there was no toilet indoors, and sleeping at night to solve the problem of urination became a major pain point. Chamber pot was born in the north.

For example, some quadrangles in old Beijing had toilets and some didn't, so at that time, every family had chamber pot, and the business of selling chamber pot in the market was not bad. Generally, chamber pot sells it at night, and it is considered indecent to sell chamber pot during the day.

Now, with the improvement of living conditions, chamber pot has gradually withdrawn from the historical stage, especially among cities and new farmers, but chamber pot does have its long-term historical significance.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-chamber pot